NEW DELHI—The Election Commission of India has directed the Goa poll authorities to ask Police to register an FIR against AAP’s national convener and Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal for asking voters to accept bribe from political rivals.
During an AAP rally in Benaulim, Goa, Kejriwal had asked the voters not to refrain from accepting bribe from AAP’s political rivals but vote only for AAP.
The Election Commission has directed the Goa poll panel to initiate necessary legal action by filing complaint against AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal for his illegal statement to woo voters and report back to Commission before 3:00 pm of January 31.
“Being a Chief Minister of Delhi and a star campaigner of AAP in Goa, he is expected to conduct in an exemplary manner in election campaigns in a law abiding manner so as to be a role model for others to emulate but he has on several occasions again violated provisions of MCC (model code of conduct) by breaking his assurance to EC,” the poll panel said.
It is noteworthy here that Kejriwal had earlier told the media that he didn’t address any objectionable remark to the rally attendants.
